The Competition

The Competition

Each season covers an obscure, real-life competition and follows the contestants until there is only one left standing. The second season is about the eleven contestants fighting for the title of Mr. Los Angeles Leather. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

January 25, 2017 2 mins
The Competition begins on February 9.

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How do you "make it" in the classical music world? Well, entering competitions is one of the only ways to get noticed.

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February 23, 2017 23 mins
These three contestants have one last chance to compete in The Cliburn before they age out of the competition.

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March 10, 2017 15 mins
Who made the first cut from 146 pianists to 30? Martin Leung? Jaemin Shin? Lindsay Garritson?

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March 31, 2017 16 mins
Daniel Hsu is 19 years-old and is one of the youngest contestants in the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

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April 12, 2017 14 mins
Sun-A Park is another pianist who made it into the Top 30.

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Our last profile piece of one of the Top 30 contestants in this year's Cliburn Competition. Meet Rachel Kudo.

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May 12, 2017 18 mins
The competition is a couple weeks away and the contestants are feeling the pressure.

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May 30, 2017 43 mins
The top 30 contestants compete for 20 spots in the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.

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June 4, 2017 45 mins
The top 20 contestants compete for 12 spots in the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.

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June 9, 2017 55 mins
The top 12 contestants compete for the 6 spots in the final round.

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June 14, 2017 59 mins
11. And The Winner Is... by The Competition

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August 26, 2018 1 min
The Competition returns on September 2.

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September 2, 2018 24 mins
11 contestants fight for the title of Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2018.

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September 9, 2018 15 mins
Spike says he can kick your ass and do your makeup. He's one of the contestants vying for the title of Mr. LA Leather 2018.

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September 16, 2018 17 mins
A profile episode of contestant Jose: a National Guard veteran and father of two. Jose’s an advocate for more Latinos becoming involved in the leather community.

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September 23, 2018 17 mins
Meet contestant Yoshi: a gold star gay, he's in a polyamorous relationship with his husband, and he's the only Asian American competing this year.

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September 30, 2018 20 mins
Ben has a love story that sounds like it’s straight out of a R-rated Disney movie.

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October 7, 2018 55 mins
11 contestants fight for the title of Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2018. But only one will win.

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